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- 搏盡bok3 zeon6the attitude of putting in 100% effort in everything one does
- 駁火bok3 fo2exchange gunfire
- 不得了bat1 dak1 liu5desperately serious
- 肚子tou5 zi2belly
- 缸瓦gong1 ngaa5earthware
- 空肚hung1 tou5on an empty stomach
- 宰割zoi2 got3to slaughter
- 發脹faat3 zoeng3to swell up
- 真實感zan1 sat6 gam2the feeling that sth is genuine
- 大酒店daai6 zau2 dim3lit. big hotel, as a synonym for funeral parlour
- 參悟caam1 ng6to comprehend (the nature of things etc)
- 蠟青laap6 ceng1asphalt
- 更次gaang1 ci3one watch (i.e. two-hour period during night)
- 船襪syun4 mat6ankle socks
- 染色體jim5 sik1 tai2chromosome
- 社會主義se5 wui2 zyu2 ji6socialism
- 睇檔tai2 dong3(verb) look after a business or a stall business
- 梗頸gang2 geng2persistence; relentless; insistence; defiant; unable to let something go; unable to stomach something
- 天文台tin1 man4 toi4astronomical observatory
- 火咀fo2 zeoi2spark plug
- 眼眉ngaan5 mei4(noun) eyebrow
- 攀附paan1 fu6to climb (of climbing plants)
- 普魯士pou2 lou5 si6Prussia (historical German state)
- 眼肚ngaan5 tou5lower eyelid (spoken)
- 出喪ceot1 song1to hold a funeral procession
- 那兒naa5 ji4there
- 日蝕jat6 sik6variant of 日食[ri4 shi2]
- 煞科saat3 fo1finale
- 當住dong1 zyu6to one's face; in the presence of another person
- 喪事song1 si6funeral arrangements
- 地平線dei6 ping4 sin3horizon
- 屈親wat1 can1verb; sprain, twist, or hurt
- 三明治saam1 ming4 zi6(loanword) sandwich
- 稅收seoi3 sau1taxation
- 樓齡lau2 ling4the age of the building
- 趾甲zi2 gaap3toenail
- 蛙鞋waa1 haai4(diving, snorkeling) fins; flippers
- 百分之baak3 fan6 zi1percent
- 浮潛fau4 cim4to snorkel
- 學到hok6 dou3*2to learn (sth); to learn about
- 慫恿sung2 jung2to instigate; to incite; to urge; to encourage
- 再作zoi3 zok3and then
- 廚具cyu4 geoi6kitchen implements
- 偷睇tau1 tai2to peek
- 脊骨zek3 gwat1backbone
- 敦厚deon1 hau5genuine
- 法醫學faat3 ji1 hok6forensic medicine
- 貶義bin2 ji6derogatory sense
- 反複faan2 fuk1repeatedly; over and over again; relapsing
- 回歸年wui4 gwai1 nin4the solar year
- 百分比baak3 fan6 bei2percentage
- 廚餘cyu4 jyu4kitchen waste
- 酒凹zau2 nap1dimple (spoken)
- 青春期cing1 ceon1 kei4puberty
- 哀家oi1 gaa1I, me (self-referring by a widowed empress etc, used in historical novels and operas)
- 行乞hang4 hat1to beg
- 屈質wat1 zat1(adj.) usually describes a place that is small, uncomfortable and stuffy.
- 冇波mou5 bo1to have no boobs; to be flat-chested [colloquial]
- 蝕本sit6 bun2to lose one's capital (in investment)
- 喜宴hei2 jin3wedding banquet
- 咳水kat1 seoi2cough syrup
- 白蝕baak6 sik6tinea versicolor
- 上班族soeng5 baan1 zuk6office workers (as social group)
- 宇航員jyu5 hong4 jyun4astronaut
- 啞仔aa2 zai2speech-impaired boy
- 吊墜diu3 zeoi2a pendant (jewelry)
- 庵堂am1 tong4Buddhist nunnery
- 敦倫deon1 leon4to strengthen moral ties between people
- 屋脊uk1 zek3roof ridge
- 啞劇aa2 kek6pantomime; mime show
- 私有化si1 jau5 faa3privatization
- 裸辭lo2 ci4to quit one's job (without having another one)
- 電椅din6 ji2electric chair (used to execute criminals)
- 通行證tung1 hang4 zing3a pass (authority to enter)
- 洗手間sai2 sau2 gaan1toilet
- 褲子fu3 zi2trousers; pants
- 打女daa2 neoi2actress in action movies (doing her own stunts)
- 眉目mei4 muk6general facial appearance; features
- 老竇lou5 dau6(noun) father; dad; daddy
- 星期幾sing1 kei4 gei2which day of the week
- 廉記lim4 gei3the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC)
- 下個月haa6 go3 jyut6next month
- 高竇gou1 dau3(adj.) to put on airs
- 宴席jin3 zik6banquet; feast
- 知恥zi1 ci2to have a sense of shame
- 正站zing3 zaam6relay station for post horses
- 電弧din6 wu4electric arc
- 冇種mou5 zung2to have no guts [colloquial]
- 攬炒laam2 caau2(Hong Kong) to seek mutual destruction
- 喇沙laa3 saa1La Salle (used in the names of schools etc)
- 椅腳ji2 goek3legs of a chair
- 模特兒mou4 dak6 ji4(fashion) model (loanword)
- 捲閘gyun2 zaap6noun; roller shutter, gate
- 工人房gung1 jan4 fong2noun; maid bedroom
- 饒沃jiu4 juk1fertile
- 領袖生ling5 zau6 sang1a Prefect; a Head Prefect
- 月蝕jyut6 sik6variant of 月食[yue4 shi2]
- 自謙zi6 him1modest
- 淺灘cin2 taan1shallows
- 二更ji6 gaang1second of the five night watch periods 21:00-23:00 (old)
- 學生哥hok6 saang1 go1a young male student; student
- 冇計mou5 gai2no alternative, no way around, no use in arguing; an expression used to tell someone not to make a fuss about the trivial matters, usually as a kind gesture to a friend, similar to saying something to the effect of "don't worry about it" ;
- 媽媽聲maa1 maa1 seng1(slang) sound of cursing
- 禁睇kam1 tai2not allow to watch; ban from watching
- 走盞zau2 zaan2space for compromising (spoken)
- 真面目zan1 min6 muk6true identity
- 擒騎kam4 ke4to describe mischievous restless children who love climbing up and down
- 據説geoi3 syut3it is said that; reportedly
- 霧霾mou6 maai4haze
- 新聞稿san1 man4 gou2press release
- 垂淚seoi4 leoi6to shed tears
- 渴市hot3 si5a situation where demand exceeds supply
- 好多時hou2 do1 si4adv; frequently, often, always
- 呢駁ni1 bok3recently
- 寒涼hon4 loeng4adj; Chinese medicinal term; refer to things which are cold and unhealthy for one's body
- 轎夫giu2 fu1porter for a palanquin
- 折辱zit3 juk6(literary) to humiliate; to demean
- 冇解mou5 gaai2(adjective) unable to explain; no reason for; for no apparent reason
- 腐竹fu6 zuk1rolls of dried soymilk cream (used in cooking after being rehydrated)
- 頂肚ding2 tou5(phrasal verb) to grab a quick bite to satisfy one's hunger temporarily.
- 煞食saat3 sik6effective; killer move (spoken)
- 橫豎waang4 syu6anyway
- 拎走ling1 zau2noun; takeaway
- 膏藥gou1 joek6herbal plaster applied to a wound
- 地方戲dei6 fong1 hei3local Chinese opera, such as Shaoxing opera 越劇|越剧[Yue4 ju4], Sichuan opera 川劇|川剧[Chuan1 ju4], Henan opera 豫劇|豫剧[Yu4 ju4] etc
- 竇口dau3 hau2nest or den of animals
- 攔腰laan4 jiu1(hitting) squarely in the middle
- 機竇gei1 dau3(noun) arcade
- 危亡ngai4 mong4at stake
- 開位hoi1 wai2to get or to book a table in restaurant
- 豎琴syu6 kam4harp
- 砌圖cai3 tou4jigsaw puzzle
- 憔悴ciu4 seoi5wan and sallow
- 果蠅gwo2 jing4fruit fly
- 遮柄ze1 beng3the umbrella handle
- 弧度wu4 dou6radian
- 撩牙liu1 ngaa4using a toothpick or any tool to remove food fragments from one's teeth
- 乞米hat1 mai5beg for food
- 頻仍pan4 jing4frequent
- 一瞬間jat1 seon3 gaan1split second
- 盤膝pun4 sat1cross-legged
- 報喪bou3 song1to announce sb's demise
- 老頭子lou5 tau4 zi2(coll.) old man
- 經理人ging1 lei5 jan4(noun) agent; or a manager
- 第次dai6 ci3(noun) the…time (Usually there is a number in between for example "第一次" is "the first time".
- 冇料mou5 liu2(adj.) powerless; uneducated; often used to describe someone who is not experienced or lacks the skills required for a particular job.
- 方向感fong1 hoeng3 gam2sense of direction
- 氣溫hei3 wan1air temperature
- 幫廚bong1 ceoi4help in the mess kitchen
- 胞妹baau1 mui2younger sister born to the same parents
- 過檯gwo3 toi2for a night hostess to move across to another table in order to meet more clients [colloquial]
- 衫裙saam1 kwan4(clothes) clothes and skirt; fashion (note: usually this term is used with other characters such as "日韓衫裙"= (noun) Japanese and Korean fashion; or "連衫裙" = (clothes) a one-piece dress)
- 駁船bok3 syun4barge; lighter
- 鼎力ding2 lik6(honorific) your kind efforts
- 玩話wun6 waa6playful talk
- 鳩嗚gau1 wu1homophonic transliteration of "gou wu"(shopping) in mandarin
- 洗肚sai2 tou5(noun) commonly known as peritoneal dialysis
- 走位zau2 wai6maneuver
- 添加tim1 gaa1to add; to increase
- 爆漿baau3 zoeng1(verb) explode with pulp
- 共時gung6 si4synchronic; concurrent
- 哀號oi1 hou6to wail; to cry piteously (variant of 哀嚎[ai1 hao2])
- 大氣層daai6 hei3 cang4(meteorology) the atmosphere; atmospheric layer
- 雪豹syut3 paau3snow leopard
- 荷蘭水ho4 laan1 seoi2a dated term for 'soft drink(s)
- 畫眉waa6 mei2to apply makeup to the eyebrows
- 趣緻ceoi3 zi3fun
- 罷了baa6 liu5a modal particle indicating (that's all, only, nothing much)
- 大手daai6 sau2in big quantities
- 姿色zi1 sik1good looks (of a woman)
- 仲有zung6 jau5moreover
- 乞兒hat1 ji1beggar
- 銀河系ngan4 ho4 hai6Milky Way Galaxy
- 喝酒hot3 zau2to drink (alcohol)
- 籠絡lung5 lok6to coax
- 紗窗saa1 coeng1screen window
- 睇脈tai2 maak6visiting Chinese medical practitioner (spoken)
- 窗紗coeng1 saa1net curtains
- 接班人zip3 baan1 jan4successor
- 大掣daai6 zai3noun; main switch (electricity)
- 海平面hoi2 ping4 min6sea level
- 眉筆mei4 bat1eyebrow pencil (cosmetics)
- 截稿zit6 gou2(of a newspaper) to stop accepting incoming articles
- 盞鬼zaan2 gwai2chic; interesting; funny
- 冇錯mou5 co3not wrong; correct (spoken)
- 砌低cai3 dai1(verb) to compete with; to beat down
- 屈曲wat1 kuk1crooked
- 不一會bat1 jat1 wui6soon
- 一面倒jat1 min6 dou2to be entirely on one side
- 拓印taap3 jan3stone rubbing (to copy an inscription)
- 聘禮ping3 lai5betrothal gift
- 禮聘lai5 ping3(verb) to hire; to employ
- 點都好dim2 dou1 hou2no matter how
- 自不然zi6 bat1 jin4will (spoken)
- 四周圍sei3 zau1 wai4everywhere; all around; surrounding
- 澳門街ou3 mun4 gaai1the streets of Macau [written and colloquial]
- 紙鈔zi2 caau1banknote
- 捉姦zuk1 gaan1to catch a couple in the act (adultery, illicit sexual relations)
- 動不動dung6 bat1 dung6(typically followed by 就[jiu4]) apt to (lose one's temper, catch a cold etc)
- 雞竇gai1 dau3brothel